Chapter 15

Chapter 15

“Guys! GUY’S! Wake up! The.. the water! It’s going down!” I was so happy. I was sitting on one of the branches watching Jeremy sleep when I realized the mark on the tree we’d made to show how high the water was. It was down almost fifty centimeters. I showed the rest of the ‘gang’ the mark. 

“That’s amazing” Fay was extremely quiet. But only when she wanted to be.

“Wait, where’s the stick?”  I grabbed a new stick and drew a new line where the water was now. I walked over to the radio and turned it on. A new report.

‘Over night the mad man from the camp site in Grenty was found dead after flood waters caused him to drown. Supossedly he attacked 3 people, including a teen who was 17, Vincent Brodies’

How did they know about Vince? I kept listening.

‘Also, the flood water will be down enough today, it is possible to evacuate until the areas’ are completely cleared of water’ 

YES! This was exactly what I wanted to hear. It was enough for us all anyway. 

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By 3:00 in the afternoon, the water had gone down even more. Almost a metre and a half. And gradually, it kept going down and down. Slowly, but fast enough for me. I watched it and while I did, Jeremy bought me a plastic cup full of lime flavored cordial. 

“Thanks” I looked up and smiled at him.

“It’s okay” This time he smiled. “I’m sorry for yesterday. I think I was just over-tired. Going a bit insane, I’m not sure. I just missed you”

“Missed me? I’ve been here the whole time. You know I’m not going anywhere. Nothing’s gonna happen between us, I promise” He wrapped his arm around me. “Wanna move tree’s just for the night?” He looked down at me.

“Okay” he leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips, making it tickle. 

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Night came. 

“Guy’s, we’re gonna go to a different tree for the night. If you need us, just yell” I knew that had to be funny. Smiles on Mike’s, Fay’s, Dana’s and Ally’s faces. Sadness on Vince’s, Quinn’s and Paige’s faces and the rest were almost asleep. We took our time walking over to the next few trees. Being careful not to slip because it was so dark. We found a flat surface, just big enough for two people. We sat down. I laid my head into his chest. He put his arms around me. So tight I could barely breathe. He leaned his cheek against my head and we sat there, quiet for a few minutes. I was nearly asleep, eyes closed, when he thought he’d talk to me.

“Cassi? Are you still awake?”

“Mmm, what’s wrong?” It was a sort of whisper. He loosened his grip on me and I moved so I could see what I could of his face. 

“Can I ask you something really important? I’ve been wanting to ask you this since your Birthday”

“Sure, what is it?” I was worried.

“What do you think of an underage marriage?” my heart skipped a beat.

“Why?”

“I just want to know” 

“I think..” I had to think about it for a second “It’s necessary if it’s necessary” it went silent. I could hear the night bugs out and doing their business of annoying the crap out of me. I could hear Jeremy’s breathing. So calm and peaceful. I reached up and planted a kiss on his cheek. 

“Sweet dreams my angel” I whispered into his ear before I fell asleep myself.